The Cure
“The best cure for a disease is friendship.”
Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.
Genres
Drama, Family
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Cure performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$2.6M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$370K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Dexter
Joseph Mazzello
Dexter
Erik
Brad Renfro
Erik
Linda
Annabella Sciorra
Linda
Gail
Diana Scarwid
Gail
Dr. Stevens
Bruce Davison
Dr. Stevens
Pony
Nicky Katt
Pony
Tyler
Aeryk Egan
Tyler
Angle
Renée Humphrey
Angle
Male Nurse
Peter Moore
Male Nurse
Skipper #1
John Carroll Lynch
Skipper #1
Skipper #2
John Beasley
Skipper #2
Tyler's Buddy #2
Jeremy Howard
Tyler's Buddy #2
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